Creativity, Life, Inspiration, and Design

This is the blog of Susan Lazear, Creative Director and owner of Cochenille Design Studio, a company that produces software for the textile arts, and Professor of Fashion at Mesa College in San Diego, California. www.cochenille.com

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Energize...

So, what is your source of energy? For me, in the summer, in more relaxed times, it is my morning routine. Wake up early, read in bed with a...

Friday, July 22, 2011

Walk in Nature... for Inspiration

Yesterday, we went for a walk in the local area of Huntsville, Utah. We were to take shots of the plants, and later we would paint similar ...

Pushing Myself... Watercolor Workshop with Jane Lafazio

OK.. time to push. I have never taken a true drawing class. But, here I am in Utah, learning how to sketch and create water color journal a...

Last Weekend for the Fabric-Free Fashion Exhibit

Local San Diegans... It is the last weekend for the Fabric-Free Fashion exhibit at the Vision Art Museum in San Diego. If you haven't se...

Fast Food Signs

It's hard to think of fast food in Italy. But, every now and then, you run into a sign that suggests that it exists. This one made me sm...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Lace.... It is all in how you see it.

Creativity is learning to look at the world with "peripheral eyes". So, let's take a look at lace. How do you see lace in the...

Beginnings of the Word Series... No Stress

My interests vary and change over periods of time. This summer, an area of focus for me was paying attention to interesting words "on ...

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